Category Archives: Travel

Running collection, June 2018

Posted on June 24, 2018 by admin

Over the last six months, several true gems have been added to the “collection” of the states where I ran at least one mile: Dec. 2017: Utah. Feb. 2018: Wisconsin. March 2018: Minnesota. June 2018, on a lovely road trip: … Continue reading →

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Running collection, November 2017

Posted on October 27, 2017 by admin

This year I have been fortunate to be able to add 4 new states to the collection of the states where I ran at least a mile: Georgia, Nebraska, Iowa, and Indiana. With the addition of Sweden and Denmark to … Continue reading →

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2017 Triathlon Age Group National Competition

Posted on August 25, 2017 by admin

The Nationals, the first ones for me, are an experience to be savored. There is a sense of achievement in getting to this race — I’ve worked towards this qualifying-only race for 5 years, after all.

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My Favorite Collection: Countries and States Ran, v. July 2016

Posted on July 29, 2016 by admin

As of July 2016, the totals of places where I went running and ran at least one mile include: Countries: 12 out of 196 Canadian provinces and territories: 3 out of 13 US states: 30 out of 50 The recent … Continue reading →

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Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016: First Timer’s Impressions

Posted on January 16, 2016 by admin

The legendary and glorious Consumer Electronics Show. A congregation of more than 170,000 people (for comparison, I grew up in a city of only 30,000), in the shiny artificial Las Vegas. A happening that takes over tech pages in all … Continue reading →

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Ironman Triathlon

Posted on October 24, 2015 by admin

I did it! The face of a person at the finish line of their first Ironman: I found the Ironman different from all the races I’ve done before. After ~20 major races and more than 50 races in total, I … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Collection: Running States and Countries, as of January 2015

Posted on January 3, 2015 by admin

The just-ended 2014 was a pretty good year for my running collection – the set of states, provinces, and countries where I have ran at least 1 mile. While the country-level collection did not change since 2013 (it can be … Continue reading →

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Duck Explores West Coast: Portland to San Francisco

Posted on September 6, 2014 by admin

Duck the Photographer, who previously crossed the continent and who has been exploring the East Coast, recently went on another adventure – a 7-day West Coast road trip, from Portland, OR to San Fransisco, CA along the Pacific Ocean.

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Duck Explores East Coast: New Adventures of The Duck

Posted on May 4, 2014 by admin

Duck, who previously traveled across the continent, has recently been busy exploring the East Coast. First of all, he traveled to Canada! It was his first foreign trip – other than his trip here from China where he was originally … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Collection: Running States and Countries, January 2014

Posted on January 2, 2014 by admin

In 2013 I had many opportunities to add new items to my running collection — the states, provinces, and countries where I ran at least one mile outdoors (gyms do not count — it has to be an authentic outdoor … Continue reading →

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